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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Ergonomics Study on Assembly Line Workstation DesignBaba Md Deros, Nor Kamaliana Khamis, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail et al.Problem statement: High demand for products in the manufacturing industry had driven the human workers to work faster and adapt to their un-ergonomically designed workstation. Some tasks at assembly workstations require human workers to stand for a prolonged period of time to assemble the products. Approach: This study was conducted at an automotive component manufacturer. Twenty full time workers working … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 8 Oct 2011 · 10,002 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSustainability of International Standards Organisation 14001 Standards through Integration with Lean PrinciplesPuvanasvaran A.L.A. Perumal, Robert Kerk Swee Tian, Mohd Razali MuhamadProblem statement: Both Lean and Environmental Management System (EMS) are key business processes which are employed by companies to enhance their manufacturing process and quality performance. ISO 14001 requires a commitment to continual improvement. Yet it does not prescribe how a company should seek the continual improvement. Lean is a process improvement method that helps companies that use it to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 11 · 8 Oct 2011 · 6,800 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImplementation of 5S Practices in the Manufacturing Companies: A Case StudyMohd Nizam Ab Rahman, Nor Kamaliana Khamis, Rosmaizura Mohd Zain et al.Problem statement: 5S practice is one of the techniques to improve quality environment, health and safety at the workplace. Evaluation of 5S practice can be done through implementation of 5S audit at each division in the company. Approach: Through 5S audit, it enables each company to identify the potential level of quality improvement and at the same time can analyze … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2010 · 21,448 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Success Story of Voluntary Retirement Scheme in National Carbon Company: A Unit of Eveready Industries India LtdSoma Basu, Saroj K. DattaProblem statement: The success story of VRS in National Carbon Company-a unit of Eveready Industries India Ltd., Kolkata, which was the first dry cell manufacturing plant in India, is an eye opener for research scholars, practicing managers, trade union leaders and for the management students. Over the years, technology was not upgraded and so the labor cost of this unit … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,917 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOptimization of Temperature Level to Enhance Worker Performance in Automotive IndustryA. R. Ismail, M. Y.M. Yusof, N. K. Makhtar et al.Problem statement: Production of automotive parts is among the largest contributor to economic earnings in Malaysia. The dominant work involve in producing automotive part were manual assembly process. Where it is definitely used a manpower capability. Thus the quality of the product heavily depends on worker’s comfort in the working condition. Temperature is one of the environmental factors that give … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,338 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effect of Market Orientation on Business Performance of the Companies Designing and Manufacturing Clean RoomsAmirhossein Amirkhani, Rasool Sanavi FardProblem statement: Theatrically claimed that there is relationship between market orientation and improvement of business performance of the companies, but the regular empirical research is carried out to understand deeply and prove these claims especially in Iranian environment. Considering the importance of market orientation, as well as lack of information on its effects, this study considered its effect on the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2009 · 7,579 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractED-XRF Analysis of Total Suspended Particulates from Enamelware Manufacturing IndustryJ. A. Sonibare, F. A. Akeredolu, O. Osibanjo, I. LatinwoConcentration and elemental composition of the total suspended particulates (TSP) emitted due to manufacturing activities of an enamelware industry in Lagos, Nigeria were investigated. Gravimetric method was used in mass concentration determination and an energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) analyzer was employed in the multi-elemental analysis. The Federal Ministry of Environment (FMENV, Nigeria's environment regulating body) set limit of 250 … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2005 · 6,687 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordSupplier Selection and Performance Evaluation of Telecommunication CompanyAtefeh Amindoust, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Ali SaghafiniaProblem statement: In today’s manufacturing outsourcing of resources has significant importance. Efficient supplier selection process is a central part in supply chain management for enterprises for outsourcing. Approach: The nature of supplier selection is a multi criteria decision making problem and in the selection process multiple criteria must be considered. In this study a multiple attribute utility theory base on … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2012 · 9,347 accessesView PDFCite